What is the Least Common Multiple of 98353 and 98368?

Least common multiple or lowest common denominator (lcd) can be calculated in two way; with the LCM formula calculation of greatest common factor (GCF), or multiplying the prime factors with the highest exponent factor.

Least Common Multiple of 98353 and 98368 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 98353 and 98368, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(98353,98368) = 1
LCM(98353,98368) = ( 98353 × 98368) / 1
LCM(98353,98368) = 9674787904 / 1
LCM(98353,98368) = 9674787904

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 98353 and 98368 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 98353 and 98368. First we will calculate the prime factors of 98353 and 98368.

Prime Factorization of 98353

Prime Factorization of 98368

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 98353 and 98368.

LCM(98353,98368) = 59¹ × 1667¹ × 2⁶ × 29¹ × 53¹
LCM(98353,98368) = 9674787904